uy something.
0. There is no water left in the (near) ........................... well.
6. beautifully
7. arrival
8. parking
9. grocery
0. nearby
EXER 3
1. He is now studying in the USA as an (change) ........................... student.
2. They have a good (collect) ........................... of stamps.
5. So when did you start (collect) ........................... antique glass?
3. Goods are (change) ........................... as long as they are returned in good condition.
4. After the party I (collect) ........................... twenty bottles from various parts of the house.
1. exchange
2. collection
5. collecting
3. exchangeable
4. collected
EXER 4
1. Japan is said to be a (mountain) ........................... country.
2. Finding that the film was (interest) ..........................., we turned off the TV.
3. The (grow) ........................... of trees occurs very slowly.
4. Most students go (picnic) ........................... when they have one Saturday off.
5. Some package trips to Thailand are (surprise) ........................... cheap.
1. mountainous
2. uninteresting
3. growth
4. picnicking
5. surprisingly
EXER 5
1. The show brought ........................... to millions of viewers. (enjoy)
2. Most of the ........................... have lived here all their lives. (village)
3. She listens to classical music for ........................... . (relax)
4. I find this piece of music very ........................... . (rest)
5. He made a ........................... of Roman coins and medals. (collect)
B. 11. enjoyment 12. villagers 13. relaxation 14. restful 15. collection
EXER 6
1. Some people feel that towns are too ........................... for them to live in. (noise)
2. Generally, the countryside is less ........................... than towns. (pollute)
3. Car exhaust is the main reason for the city’s ........................... . (pollute)
4. Living in cities can be very ........................... for some people. (stress)
5. The countryside is much less ........................... than towns. (crowd)
1. noisy 2. polluted 3. pollution 4. stressing 5. crowded
EXER 7
6. I always feel ........................... in town than in the countryside. (safe)
7. However, life in town is certainly more ........................... . (excite)
8. Some people believe it is more ........................... to live in town. (danger)
5. Some people enjoy the countryside more because it’s ........................... . (peace)
4. Do you think they’ll ever find a way of bringing ........................... to the region? (peace)
6. safer 7. exciting 8. dangerous 5. peaceful 4. peace
UNIT 4
EXER 1
1. Since the (attend) ........................... was poor, they had to cancel the course.
2. They are studying hard for their coming (examine) ........................... .
3. His English is good enough to make a (speak) ........................... .
4. They enjoy talking to (foreign) ........................... in English.
5. They are having a (wonder) ........................... time on the beach.
1. attendance
2. examination
3. speech
4. foreigners
5. wonderful
EXER 2
6. He is a young teacher, but he is very (experience) ........................... .
7. My cousin works for a (nation) ........................... bank in HCM city.
8. (Understand) ........................... might lead to some problems.
9. I found this problem extremely (difficulty) ........................... .
0. I’d like some (inform) ........................... about your school, please.
6. experienced
7. national
8. Misunderstanding
9. difficult
0. information
EXER 3
1. English spelling presents special ........................... for foreign learners. (difficult)
2. The school is performing well, but we recognize the need for further ........................... (improve)
3. Let me introduce you a ........................... university. I think it’s really reliable. (repute)
4. We placed ........................... in a number of national newspapers. (advertise)
5. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the ........................... examination. (write)
B. 11. difficulties 12. improvement 13. reputable 14. advertisements 15. written
EXER 4
0. We finished the job, but only with great ........................... . (difficult)
1. Is it ........................... to answer that question? (difficult)
2. Tom’s listening is ........................... (excellence)
3. Do you take ........................... in watching English TV programs? (interested)
4. What are your ........................... English songs? (favour)
0. difficulty 1. difficult 2. excellent 3. interest 4. favourite
EXER 5
9. We are looking forward to ........................... from you. (hear)
5. You ought to give reasons for your ........................... (choose)
6. Peter worked ........................... and passed the exam. (hardly)
7. My sister is working for a ........................... bank in HCM city. (nation)
8. All the ........................... of the world will be represented at the conference. (nation)
9. hearing 5. choice 6. hard 7. national 8. nations
UNIT 5
EXER 1
1. Watching TV has become one of the most popular forms of ........................... (entertain)
2. Nowadays, the Internet is ........................... used. We can see many products advertised on it. (commerce)
3. I’m writing in response to your ........................... , which appeared in the magazine last week. (advertise)
4. Research has shown that the most efficient form of ........................... is on television. (advertise)
5. Since the information revolution began, ........................... have become quicker and easier. (communicate)
1. entertainment
2. commercially
3. advertisement
4. advertising
5. communications
EXER 2
6. Do you surf the Internet for fun or ........................... ? (educate)
7. Computers are becoming ........................... popular. They make everything faster and more reliable. (increase)
8. I find this magazine ........................... . It’s full of rubbish. (inform)
9. Reading newspapers every day is an effective means of keeping up with the ........................... and ........................... news. (late / globe)
0. A website is a place where you can create and read ........................... on the Internet. (inform)
6. education
7. increasingly
8. uninformative
9. latest / global
0. information
EXER 3
1. Although that laptop is ........................... , I will buy it. (cost)
2. He was a town ........................... . He had to stand in markets and public spaces, shouting the news to the residents of the town. (cry)
3. My brother would like to be a ........................... . He is studying at a ........................... school. (journal)
4. One ........................... that I can’t live without is the Internet because it’s much quicker for me to get information. (invent)
5. Bill Gates, the ........................... of the computer software, was born in Seattle in 1955. (invent)
1. costly
2. crier
3. journalist / journalism
4. invention
5. inventor
EXER 4
6. Because Hoa lives in a remote area, the Internet isn’t ........................... for her. (availability)
7. Her novel is known to everyone. It is ........................... read. (wide)
8. Can you tell me the ........................... of the room? I intend to buy a larger wardrobe. (wide)
9. You got this bad mark because your written assignment had some ........................... . (limit)
0. There’s a lot of crime and ........................... on TV today. The programmes are terrible! (violent)
6. available
7. widely
8. width
9. limitations
0. violence
EXER 5
1. I have had this computer for 10 years and now it isn’t powerful. I want to have it ........................... . (grade)
2. We are living in a ........................... advanced age, but there are still plenty of people who are computer ........................... . (technology / literacy)
3. Most companies have ........................... their production line. (computer)
4. Children living in flood-stricken areas may be educationally ........................... . (advantage)
5. It was because this information was strictly ........................... that it was ........................... to that woman, who has a big mouth. (confident / access)
1. upgraded
2. technologically / illiterate
3. computerized
4. disadvantaged
5. confidential / inaccessible
EXER 6
1. I watch the news every day because it’s very ........................... . (inform)
2. I enjoy the constant ........................... with students from other classes. (interact)
3. The show brought ........................... to millions of viewers. (enjoy)
4. The Internet is a very useful means of ........................... . (communicate)
5. There is an ........................... documentary on Channel 4 tonight. (interest)
B. 11. informative 12. interaction 13. enjoyment 14. communication 15. interesting
EXER 7
6. Fax machine were a wonderful ........................... at the time. (invent)
7. Fashion ........................... have done a lot to modernize the traditional Ao Dai. (design)
8. The next stage in the ........................... of television is interactive TV. (develop)
9. Maryam’s trip to Viet Nam made a strong ........................... on her. (impress)
0. You’d better put an ........................... in the local paper to sell your house. (advertise)
V. 26. invention 27. designers 28. development 29. impression 30. advertisement
UNIT 6
EXER 1
1. In order to keep our environment ........................... , we shouldn’t drop litter in public places. (pollute)
2. Don’t pump ........................... into seas and rivers or it will pollute them. (sew)
3. Don’t throw away ........................... bottles, papers, and glass. Take them to recycling centres. (use)
4. If we keep on ........................... the air, more people will suffer from respiratory diseases. (pollution)
5. The local authorities have received many letters of ........................... about the industrial wastes from that factory. (complain)
1. unpolluted
2. sewage
3. used
4. polluting
5. complaint
EXER 2
6. Ba was ........................... ill right after eating those ........................... mushrooms. (serious / poison)
7. ........................... are interested in the protection of the environment. (conserve)
8. Without ........................... , some people wouldn’t catch fish. (electric)
9. Shhh. Listen ........................... to the conservationist teaching us how to protect the environment. (care)
0. What is responsible for the ........................... problems in your city? (environment)
6. seriously / poisonous
7. conservationists
8. electricity
9. carefully
0. environmental
EXER 3
1. Make sure the use of ........................... is not harmful to farm workers’ health. (pest)
2. ........................... ! You have successfully held the clean-up campaign. (congratulate)
3. Use public transport or we won’t ........................... pollution. (minimum)
4. If ........................... continues, there will be no forest left ten years from now. (forest)
5. The rising level of air pollution has caused concern among ........................... . (environment)
1. pesticides
2. Congratulations
3. minimize
4. deforestation
5. environmentalists
EXER 4
6. Many factories still allow ........................... , such as toxic waste, to flow into our rivers. (pollute)
7. The government ought to ........................... up the rules on river pollution. (tight)
8. Waste ........................... from factories has contaminated rivers. (build)
9. Raising gasoline taxes means ........................... the burning of fossil fuels. (courage)
0. The local residents got no ........................... from the company about the ........................... sewage discharge. (respond / treat)
6. pollutants
7. tighten
8. build-up
9. discouraging
0. response / untreated
EXER 5
1. An old friend of mine felt ........................... at the prize for her efforts at conservation in her country. (amaze)
2. We should end a letter ........................... with the words “Sincerely yours”. (politeness)
3. The local residents promise to keep the environment ........................... . (cleanness)
4. They live a ........................... life by having a balanced diet every day. (health)
5. The examination was ........................... easy, but your results were ........................... bad. (surprise / disappoint)
1. amazed
2. politely
3. clean
4. healthy
5. surprisingly / disappointingly
EXER 6
6. The house is small and rather simple, but Anne has decorated it ........................... . (beauty)
7. I thought ........................... of her ways of reducing the amount of garbage. (height)
8. The food in the restaurant was ........................... delicious, but the service was ........................... poor. (wonder / awful)
9. He got an electric shock because of his ........................... catching of fish. (care)
0. Displeased with my behaviour, she looked at me ........................... , but didn’t say anything. (kindness)
6. beautifully
7. highly
8. wonderful / awfully
9. careless
0. unkindly
EXER 7
1. Some ........................... groups have declared a boycott of tourism on the island. (environment)
2. People must learn about keeping the environment ........................... . (pollute)
3. It was very ........................... of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it. (care)
4. Polluted water can ........................... do harm to people’s health. (direct)
5. Jackson canceled the concert, to the great ........................... of his fans. (disappoint)
B. 11. environmental 12. unpolluted 13. careless 14. directly 15. disappointment
EXER 8
1. He got 10 marks in the English test because he speaks English ........................... . (fluent)
2. People must be ...........................in catching fish to avoid killing small fish. (care)
3. She ........................... folded the letter and put it in her pocket. (care)
4. Parents always want their children to study ...........................to get good results. (hard)
5. My mother was ...........................worried when I went home late last night. (extreme)
1. fluently 2. careful 3. carefully 4. hard 5. extremely
EXER 9
7. My teacher is ........................... that I pass the examination. (please)
8. If we ...........................the water, a lot of fish will die. (pollution)
4. The weather has been really ........................... for the time of year. (well)
5. She desires to become a painter since she draws very ........................... . (good)
6. People who catch fish by electricity or dynamite must receive ........................... fine. (heavily)
7. pleased 8. pollute 4. good 5. well 6. heavy
UNIT 7
EXER 1
1. A ........................... is a person who installs and repairs things such as water pipes, toilets, etc. (plumbing)
2. Water is going all over the floor because of the ........................... faucet. (drip)
3. You can ask that plumber for ........................... on how to repair the cracks in the water pipes. (advise)
4. To keep the air unpolluted, people ought to use ........................... energy to create electricity. (sun)
5. Here is the weather forecast for tomorrow. Ha Noi will be clear and ........................... (cloud)
1. plumber
2. dripping
3. advice
4. solar
5. cloudless
EXER 2
6. ........................... are very demanding. They want products that are both cheap and of good quality. (consume)
7. We suggest ........................... the light bulb. It is broken. (replacement)
8. Recycled ........................... are of the same quality as those made from non-recycled material. (produce)
9. We must learn to save ........................... resources or life will be very bad for our children and our grandchildren. (nature)
0. In a few years’ time, our houses will be ........................... by solar energy. (hot)
6. consumers
7. replacing
8. products
9. natural
0. heated
EXER 3
1. Since the world’s energy resources are limited, we must ........................... them. (conservation)
2. I’m pleased that my secretary solved the problem ........................... . (effect)
3. The high cost of heating and ........................... prevents us from wasting electricity. (light)
4. With my small salary, I can’t afford basic ........................... like food, rent and fares. (necessitate)
5. There have been many ........................... in the field of electrical engineering. (innovate)
1. conserve
2. effectively
3. lighting
4. necessities
5. innovations
EXER 4
6. No doubt that there will be a great ........................... of food for the world’s population. (short)
7. Televisions, dishwashers and freezers are electrical ........................... (apply)
8. If there is something wrong with the lights, ask an ........................... to look at it. (electric)
0. ........................... bills are money for lighting, heating, etc. in your house. (house)
9. Can I borrow your ........................... dress? It’s been in the wardrobe for show since you bought it. (use)
6. shortage
7. appliances
8. electrician
0. household
9. unused
EXER 5
1. In many parts of the world where there are no fossil fuels, nuclear power is the only ........................... . (alter)
2. Proper ........................... of a car’s engine will preserve its performance and value. (maintain)
3. The ........................... of the new computer system at our office won’t be finished until sometime next week. (install)
4. She is said to be ........................... . She isn’t relied on to do her job properly. (efficiency)
5. Rather ........................... , researchers forecast that oil might run out in 30 years. (pessimism)
1. alternative
2. maintenance
3. installation
4. inefficient
5. pessimistically
EXER 6
1. Food is a ........................... of life. (need)
2. I asked for a ........................... as the dress was damaged. (reduce)
3. There are a lot of technological ........................... designed to save energy. (innovate)
4. We find advertising on television very ........................... . (effect)
5. I switched the light off to save ........................... . (electric)
1. necessary
2. reduction
3. innovations
4. effective
5. electricity
EXER 7
6. Energy ........................... includes searching for alternative fuels. (conserve)
7. Energy-saving bulbs help ........................... save money. (consume)
8. She needed only one more stamp to complete her ........................... .(collect)
0. People who exercise ........................... are less likely to feel stress. (regular)
9. ........................... friendly energy sources include water and wind power. (environment)
6. conservation
7. consumers
8. collection
0. regularly
9. Environmentally
EXER 8
1. Many household ........................... are expensive to run. (apply)
2. New Zealand’s growing reputation as a ........................... of wine. (produce)
3. We were all impressed by the speed and ........................... of the new system. (efficient)
4. Many newer cars have a much lower fuel ........................... . (consume)
5. The demand for energy and fuel is expected to increase ........................... (dramatic)
B. 11. appliances 12. producer 13. efficiency 14. consumption 15. dramatically
EXER 9
6. More people are dumping waste ........................... . (legal)
7. This design offers considerable savings in fuel ........................... . (efficient)
8. The river was used for years as an ........................... waste dump. (industry)
9. It would be more ........................... to switch the machine off at night. (economy)
0. The company must reduce costs to compete ........................... . (effect)
V. 26. illegally 27. efficiency 28. industrial 29. economical 30. effectively
UNIT 8
EXER 1
1. One of the most important ........................... for Vietnamese people is Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday. (celebrate)
2. New Year’s Day is a national ........................... , so people don’t have to go to work. (festive)
3. The streets are filled with a ........................... atmosphere when Christmas day comes. (joy)
4. Do you usually put up Christmas ........................... in your house? (decorate)
5. ........................... , the meat associated with Easter is lamb. (tradition)
1. celebrations
2. festival
3. joyful - joyous
4. decorations
5. traditionally
EXER 2
6. Passover, the “festival of ........................... ”, is celebrated by Jewish people. (free)
7. One cause of the American Civil War was the issue of ........................... . (slave)
8. The ........................... Easter Parade has become a popular tradition for Easter Sunday in New York City. (colour)
9. They often take part in charity ........................... organized by their church. (act)
0. Emily has made over 25 films in her career. She started ........................... at the age of 14. (act)
6. freedom
7. slavery
8. colorful
9. activities
0. acting
EXER 3
1. The campaign against air pollution was organized by a famous environmental ........................... . (act)
2. Mai used to be an ........................... student. She often took part in many class activities. (act)
3. What homeless people need is love, ........................... , and help. (kind)
4